Franz Liszt archive

Read Faster, Higher, Louder
July 27, 2012 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.

Read Meet Your New Piano Idol: Behzod Abduraimov
May 1, 2012 – A fabulous debut recording from a 21-year-old pianist who's poised to take the world by storm.

Watch How Franz Liszt Became The World's First Rock Star
October 22, 2011 – The classical pianist changed the art of performance forever with his over-the-top concerts.

Read On Playing The Transcententacle Etudes
October 21, 2011 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.

Watch Franz Liszt At 200: An Important, But Not Great, Composer
October 21, 2011 – Commentator Miles Hoffman reflects on the influential composer's legacy 200 years after his birth.

Listen Guest DJ Leif Ove Andsnes' Liszt List
October 20, 2011 – Hear the acclaimed pianist discuss and spin his favorite Liszt recordings.

Read Franz Liszt At 200: Performances At Boston's WGBH WGBH
September 29, 2011 – Hear hand-picked Liszt performances from the studios of WGBH. WGBH

Listen A Listener's Guide To Schubert's 'Die Schone Mullerin' WGBH
August 11, 2011 – Tenor Matthew Polenzani and pianist Julius Drake lead a journey into Schubert's vivid song cycle. WGBH

Watch Which Composer Is The Biggest Badass?
June 27, 2011 – An idle query on Twitter ignites a fun debate.

Watch Evgeny Kissin Rocks the House: Or How I Learned to Love Liszt.
March 7, 2011 – In concert this past weekend, pianist Evgeny Kissin proved that his Liszt was impossible to resist.

Watch Classical Music Shred-Fest: Which Pieces Get You Pumped Up?
March 1, 2011 – There's plenty of headbanging in the staid world of Bach and Brahms. Tell us your favorite pieces.

Read Bone-Chillers and Blood-Curdlers Puzzler
October 28, 2010 – Test your knowledge of creepy classics by taking this interactive Halloween quiz. If you dare.

Listen Marc-Andre Hamelin: Sonatas By The Seashore WGBH
July 14, 2010 – Hear the courageous pianist make finger-scorching sonatas by Liszt and Berg sound easy as pie. WGBH

Listen Liszt: Surmounting The Ultimate Piano Sonata
October 13, 2009 – Franz Liszt's multi-layered sonata can spark a powerful emotional experience in the listener.
Listen Horowitz Rediscovered At Carnegie Hall
July 28, 2009 – The great pianist's private recordings from Carnegie Hall are being released for the first time.